Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature that digitizes a physical game collection
Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature that digitizes a physical game collection
Xbox 正在测试“光盘转数字版”功能，可将实体游戏收藏数字化
Microsoft will likely soon follow Sony and stop the production of physical discs for Xbox games. But instead of leaving physical discs behind entirely, sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell me the company has quietly been working on a disc-to-digital feature that will allow Xbox owners to digitize their existing physical game collections.
微软很可能会效仿索尼，停止生产 Xbox 实体游戏光盘。但据熟悉微软计划的消息人士透露，微软并没有完全抛弃实体光盘，而是在悄悄开发一项“光盘转数字版”（disc-to-digital）功能，允许 Xbox 用户将现有的实体游戏收藏数字化。
Xbox employees recently started testing this new feature, after references to “enable Disc2Digital” appeared in the Xbox PC app code in May. I’m told that Microsoft’s disc-to-digital feature will work on Xbox One and Xbox Series X discs only, and not those for the Xbox 360 or original Xbox console.
继 5 月份 Xbox PC 应用代码中出现“启用 Disc2Digital”的相关引用后，Xbox 员工最近已开始测试这项新功能。据我了解，微软的这项功能仅适用于 Xbox One 和 Xbox Series X 光盘，而不支持 Xbox 360 或初代 Xbox 游戏机。
Getting a digital copy of a game works simply by inserting a compatible disc and installing and playing the game. This will require a Microsoft account on an Xbox console and will grant a digital entitlement for physical games. This digital entitlement is tied to the specific disc, and it will move from account to account if you swap the physical game with a friend or log in to a different Xbox profile and try to play a disc-based game.
获取游戏数字副本的过程很简单：只需插入兼容的光盘，安装并运行游戏即可。此过程需要登录 Xbox 主机上的微软账户，并会为实体游戏授予数字使用权。该数字使用权与特定的光盘绑定；如果你将实体光盘借给朋友，或者登录不同的 Xbox 账号并尝试游玩该光盘游戏，该使用权也会随之转移。
The digital entitlement for a physical Xbox game is similar to buying the title from Microsoft’s digital store. If the game is available on Xbox Cloud Gaming and you have a Game Pass subscription, you’ll be able to stream it. If it’s an Xbox Play Anywhere title, you’ll also be able to access it on PCs and handhelds.
Xbox 实体游戏的数字使用权与从微软数字商店购买的游戏类似。如果该游戏支持 Xbox 云游戏且你拥有 Game Pass 订阅，你就可以进行流媒体游玩。如果它是“Xbox Play Anywhere”游戏，你还可以在 PC 和掌机上访问它。
The Xbox disc-to-digital feature will also work with discs that come bundled with a console and multi-disc titles, providing access to everything the disc usually offers, including downloadable content. Some Xbox One discs might not work with this new feature, though. “It all depends on how and when the disc was manufactured and it may not have the features we need for this program,” warns Microsoft to its internal Xbox testers.
Xbox 的“光盘转数字版”功能也适用于主机捆绑光盘和多碟装游戏，能够提供光盘通常包含的所有内容，包括可下载内容（DLC）。不过，部分 Xbox One 光盘可能无法使用此功能。微软在给内部测试人员的警告中提到：“这完全取决于光盘的制造方式和时间，它们可能不具备我们该项目所需的功能。”
Discs will still work after they’re digitized, and you’ll only lose a digital entitlement if you loan the disc to a friend or sell the disc to someone else. Microsoft is currently testing this new feature internally, and I expect we’ll hear more about it in the coming months.
光盘在数字化后仍可正常使用，只有当你将光盘借给朋友或卖给他人时，你才会失去该数字使用权。微软目前正在内部测试这项新功能，预计未来几个月内我们将听到更多相关消息。
I understand Microsoft hasn’t fully finalized whether the next-generation Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will ship with a built-in disc drive, but if Helix is disc-free, the feature could be essential for existing Xbox owners wanting to digitize their game collections in time for future Xbox consoles.
据我了解，微软尚未最终确定代号为“Project Helix”的下一代 Xbox 是否会内置光盘驱动器。但如果 Helix 确实取消了光驱，那么对于希望在未来 Xbox 主机发布前将游戏收藏数字化的现有用户来说，这项功能将至关重要。